title: Mitral valve repair through combined left atrial and ventricular approach for congenital mitral stenosis.
abstract: A 3-year-old boy underwent mitral valve repair for congenital mitral stenosis through combined superior-septal atriotomy and apical left ventriculotomy. The operation was performed safely with excellent exposure of the subvalvular apparatus by the ventricular approach, while sufficient visualization of the valvular lesion was obtained by the atrial approach. Postoperative echocardiography demonstrated normal left-ventricular motion and no residual mitral stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inaba
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Furuse
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kotsuka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yagyu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawauchi
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*